Olympic silver medal-winning windsurfer Nick Dempsey has become the first man
to win two RS:X Windsurfing World Championship titles.

The 32-year-old claimed gold in emphatic style at the Brazilian venue of Buzios, going into the final medal race with a nine-point lead over Dutch 2012 Olympic Champion Dorian Van Rijsselberge and holding on for victory.

The Weymouth-based windsurfer adds the 2013 title to the world crown he won on home waters in Weymouth and Portland in 2009.

He said: "After the Olympics, I didn't know if I wanted to carry on. I didn't know if I still had it in me. But windsurfing is what I love, I love doing it.

"This trip has been great preparation for Rio and I think it's going to suit me there. It's going be slightly lighter in Rio than here, but I'm one of the smaller guys in the fleet so hopefully that will work in my favour."

There were double celebrations for Skandia Team GBR, with Bryony Shaw also claiming silver in the women's fleet - her first podium finish at an RS:X World Championship.